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~ A confused, desperate boy who must learn to see beyond the walls of the Juvy Authority. — ~ a bitter, shattered prostitute who confounds Ralph Oakland — ~ a beautiful, hopelessly retarded girl who must settle for only the modest goals of life — ~ an illiterate with an IQ of 40 with some private truths of his own — ~ a doomed man, to whose family R... more »alph Oakland must offer hard facts as well as comfort

These are some of the riveting characters in this powerful story of one man's intense struggle to cope with life's most shattering problems.« less